Named in Documents

Nicholas Christakis

Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science; sociologist and physician

Nicholas Christakis — Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science; sociologist and physician — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Met with Epstein for approximately 90 minutes at his Manhattan townhouse in September 2013 to discuss science and potential lab funding; email correspondence between the two continued through 2016. Yale's development office was aware of and supported the 2013 meeting; Epstein did not provide any funding. Christakis has stated he was "appalled by the revelations about Mr. Epstein." This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.

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Is Nicholas Christakis in the Epstein files?

Yes. Nicholas Christakis (Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science; sociologist and physician) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Met with Epstein for approximately 90 minutes at his Manhattan townhouse in September 2013 to discuss science and potential lab funding; email correspondence between the two continued through 2016. Yale’s development office was aware of and supported the 2013 meeting; Epstein did not provide any funding. Christakis has stated he was “appalled by the revelations about Mr. Epstein.”

Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.

People most often named alongside Nicholas Christakis in coverage, plus documented connections. Counts reflect shared articles, not verified relationships.